EP048 Infection Control: Gloves and Hand Hygiene Matter

2025-04-24

Protecting yourself is just as important as helping someone else. In this episode of the First Aid Show Daily Minute Podcast, we take a closer look at infection control, focusing on two essential tools: gloves and hand washing. We cover:✅ When and how to use gloves correctly✅ The difference between nitrile and latex gloves✅ Why glove removal doesn’t mean you're done✅ When and how to wash your hands in a first aid setting✅ Why hand hygiene is the first line of defence in preventing infection

Protecting yourself is just as important as helping someone else.

In this episode of the First Aid Show Daily Minute Podcast, we take a closer look at infection control, focusing on two essential tools: gloves and hand washing.

We cover:
✅ When and how to use gloves correctly
✅ The difference between nitrile and latex gloves
✅ Why glove removal doesn’t mean you're done
✅ When and how to wash your hands in a first aid setting
✅ Why hand hygiene is the first line of defence in preventing infection

Gloves protect you. Clean hands protect everyone.

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